diff --git a/backend/src/modules/notes/routes.ts b/backend/src/modules/notes/routes.ts
index 0caa277..8160513 100644
--- a/backend/src/modules/notes/routes.ts
+++ b/backend/src/modules/notes/routes.ts
@@ -40,14 +40,17 @@ const ChatBodySchema = z.object({
 });
 
 function toLexicalHits(items: NoteDoc[]) {
-  return items.map((n) => ({
-    noteId: n.id,
-    workspaceId: n.workspaceId,
-    title: n.title,
-    score: 1,
-    matchKind: 'lexical' as const,
-    snippet: n.body.replace(/<[^>]*>/g, ' ').replace(/\s+/g, ' ').trim().slice(0, 180) + (n.body.length > 180 ? '…' : ''),
-  }));
+  return items.map((n) => {
+    const plain = n.body.replace(/<[^>]*>/g, ' ').replace(/\s+/g, ' ').trim();
+    return {
+      noteId: n.id,
+      workspaceId: n.workspaceId,
+      title: n.title,
+      score: 1,
+      matchKind: 'lexical' as const,
+      snippet: plain.slice(0, 180) + (plain.length > 180 ? '…' : ''),
+    };
+  });
 }
 
 export async function noteRoutes(app: RouteApp) {
@@ -81,6 +84,33 @@ export async function noteRoutes(app: RouteApp) {
     return { ...result, limit: parsed.data.limit, offset: parsed.data.offset };
   });
 
+  // Must be registered before GET /notes/:id or "export" is captured as :id.
+  app.get('/notes/export', async (req, reply) => {
+    const auth = await extractAuth(req);
+    const query = req.query as { format?: string; workspaceId?: string };
+    const format = query.format ?? 'json';
+
+    if (format !== 'json' && format !== 'markdown') {
+      throw new BadRequestError('format must be json or markdown');
+    }
+
+    const listQuery = { workspaceId: query.workspaceId, limit: 100, offset: 0 };
+    const result = await repo.listNotes(auth.sub, PRODUCT_ID, listQuery);
+
+    if (format === 'markdown') {
+      const md = result.items
+        .map((n: NoteDoc) => `# ${n.title}\n\n${n.body}\n\n---\n`)
+        .join('\n');
+      reply.header('Content-Type', 'text/markdown');
+      reply.header('Content-Disposition', 'attachment; filename="notes-export.md"');
+      return md;
+    }
+
+    reply.header('Content-Type', 'application/json');
+    reply.header('Content-Disposition', 'attachment; filename="notes-export.json"');
+    return { exportedAt: new Date().toISOString(), notes: result.items };
+  });
+
   app.get('/notes/:id', async req => {
     const auth = await extractAuth(req);
     const { id } = req.params as { id: string };
@@ -470,32 +500,6 @@ export async function noteRoutes(app: RouteApp) {
     return { answer, citations };
   });
 
-  app.get('/notes/export', async (req, reply) => {
-    const auth = await extractAuth(req);
-    const query = req.query as { format?: string; workspaceId?: string };
-    const format = query.format ?? 'json';
-
-    if (format !== 'json' && format !== 'markdown') {
-      throw new BadRequestError('format must be json or markdown');
-    }
-
-    const listQuery = { workspaceId: query.workspaceId, limit: 100, offset: 0 };
-    const result = await repo.listNotes(auth.sub, PRODUCT_ID, listQuery);
-
-    if (format === 'markdown') {
-      const md = result.items
-        .map((n: NoteDoc) => `# ${n.title}\n\n${n.body}\n\n---\n`)
-        .join('\n');
-      reply.header('Content-Type', 'text/markdown');
-      reply.header('Content-Disposition', 'attachment; filename="notes-export.md"');
-      return md;
-    }
-
-    reply.header('Content-Type', 'application/json');
-    reply.header('Content-Disposition', 'attachment; filename="notes-export.json"');
-    return { exportedAt: new Date().toISOString(), notes: result.items };
-  });
-
   app.delete('/notes/:id', async (req, reply) => {
     const auth = await requireWriter(req);
     const { id } = req.params as { id: string };